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Nethra Samarawickrema

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Nethra Samarawickrema

Nethra Samarawickrema is a cultural anthropologist completing her PhD at the Department of Anthropology at Stanford University. Her research focuses on speculative mining and the transnational trade of Sri Lankan gemstones in the Indian Ocean region. Prior to her doctoral studies, she obtained an M.A. in Anthropology from Dalhousie University, and a B.A in Politics from Ithaca College.